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NBC News:
Fetterman's debate performance has Democrats on edge in crucial Pennsylvania Senate race  —  HARRISBURG, Pa. — After getting their first long look at John Fetterman in Tuesday night's Pennsylvania Senate debate, fellow Democrats are second-guessing his decision to appear on stage five months …
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Shirin Ali / Slate:
Actually, John Fetterman's Debate Performance Was Fine  —  Pennsylvania has one of the most contentious Senate races in the country this term, and on Tuesday night, during the one and only debate between candidates, eyes were on Democrat John Fetterman, who had a stroke in May just days before his party's primary.
Noah Rothman / Commentary Magazine:
The Reputations Ruined by the Pennsylvania Senate Debate  —  On Tuesday night, Pennsylvanians were treated to a grotesque, voyeuristic spectacle they should not have had to witness.  John Fetterman has not been allowed the care and space he needs to recover fully from the stroke he suffered in May. That much is clear.
CNN:
‘It was tough’: Fetterman supporters voice concern that debate performance will sway undecided voters  —  Democrat John Fetterman's debate performance has intensified the focus on his recovery from a stroke, leading some supporters to worry that his current post-stroke limitations could affect …
Axios:
Fetterman's painful debate
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
How the handling of Fetterman's stroke compares with Mark Kirk's in 2016
Discussion: Newsbusters
Mike Calia / CNBC:
Ye escorted out of Skechers office in Los Angeles after he showed up unannounced  — Ye, who is also known as Kanye West, was escorted out of the Los Angeles office of shoe maker Skechers, the company said.  — The incident comes after Adidas terminated its relationship with the fallen rapper …
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TMZ.com:
Kanye West Shows Up Uninvited to Skechers Headquarters in Wake of Adidas Fallout  —  Kanye West is making a quick move to find a new home for his Yeezy shoes ... hitting Skechers headquarters to talk with the company's honchos, but immediately got turned away.
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
New Woman Alleges Herschel Walker Urged Her to Have Abortion  —  High-profile attorney Gloria Allred hosted a press conference Wednesday with an anonymous woman who says she had an abortion at Herschel Walker's urging.  —  A second woman has come forward to say Herschel Walker urged …
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Anjali Huynh / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
On the Georgia Trail: Walker campaigns as new accuser comes forward
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Raw Story
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump lets the truth slip about the MAGA base — and today's GOP  —  Donald Trump has long harbored a tendency to confess to his sins in public.  Now he's done it again, revealing a large truth about today's Republican Party in the process: He declared that his lies about the 2020 election …
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David H. Freedman / Newsweek:   Sweet Revenge: What Trump Would Do in a Second Term
Semafor:
Senator Robert Menendez is under investigation again  —  Kadia is a Political Reporter for Semafor, joining us from BuzzFeed News.  Sign up for the daily Principals newsletter to get our insider's guide to American power.  —  Senator Robert Menendez, D-N.J. faces a new federal investigation …
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Matt Friedman / Politico:
Menendez facing another federal investigation
Discussion: Forbes and New Jersey Globe
Barton Gellman / The Atlantic:
The Impeachment of Joe Biden  —  Sometime next year, after an interval of performative investigations, Republicans in the House are going to impeach Joe Biden.  This may not be their present plan, but they will work themselves up to it by degrees.  The pressure from the MAGA base will build.
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Reuters:
EXCLUSIVE Tesla faces U.S. criminal probe over self-driving claims-sources  —  Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) is under criminal investigation in the United States over claims that the company's electric vehicles can drive themselves, three people familiar with the matter said.
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Bryan Schott / Salt Lake Tribune:
Fox News offered to host a U.S. Senate debate in Utah.  Evan McMullin said yes.  Mike Lee said no.  —  Lee's campaign said they agreed to a one-on-one interview with Fox News' Bret Baier, but not a joint appearance with McMullin.  —  Republican incumbent Sen. Mike Lee has turned …
Marist Poll:
The 2022 Election in North Carolina  —  Marist North Carolina Poll  —  Budd Edges Beasley Among Definite Voters in North Carolina Senate Race  —  In the race for U.S. Senate in North Carolina, Democrat Cheri Beasley and Republican Ted Budd are tied among registered voters in the state.
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Politico:
Trump team receives subpoena from Jan. 6 committee  —  Attorneys for Donald Trump have accepted service of a subpoena issued by the Jan. 6 select committee demanding documents and testimony from the former president by next month.  —  A person familiar with the matter confirmed that attorneys …
Articles and Investigations:
That Cardboard Box in Your Home Is Fueling Election Denial  —  A previously unreported boom in profits for the shipping supply giant Uline has provided the funds for a deeply conservative Midwestern family to bankroll anti-democracy causes around the country.  —  Co-published with Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Bryan Metzger / Insider:
Lindsey Graham says there are ‘gonna be people jumping off bridges in San Francisco by the thousands’ if Jim Jordan becomes chair of the House Judiciary Committee  — GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham campaigned in Ohio for Senate candidate JD Vance.  — During a speech at a Republican Party dinner in Lima …
Washington Post:
Trump chief of staff Meadows ordered to testify before Ga. grand jury  —  Former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows must testify before a Georgia grand jury investigating Republican efforts to reverse the 2020 presidential election results in the state, a South Carolina judge ruled Wednesday.
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Kara Berg / Detroit News:
3 men convicted of providing aid to terrorists in Whitmer kidnapping plot  —  Jackson — Three men have been found guilty by a Jackson County jury of materially aiding a terrorist and being a member of a gang as part of a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
Natalie Weber / Tampa Bay Times:
Attorney who fought Florida helmet laws died in motorcycle crash while not wearing one  —  Ron Smith, 66, and his girlfriend, 62-year-old Brenda Jeanan Volpe, were on their way to a funeral with a group of riders from the American Legion.  —  In the late 1990s, when Florida bikers …
Neil MacFarquhar / Associated Press:
The U.S. looks to reorient ties with Saudi Arabia over an oil-production cut that could benefit Russia.  —  Yevgen Honcharenko/EPA, via Shutterstock … Putin repeats unfounded accusations that the West has labeled disinformation.  —  President Vladimir V. Putin on Wednesday repeated …
Tom Dreisbach / NPR:
Here's what changed in Dinesh D'Souza's ‘2,000 Mules’ book after it was recalled  —  After an abrupt recall and a two-month delay - along with the threat of possible legal action - the election denial book 2,000 Mules has reached bookstores, though with a few significant changes.
Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Times
Jon Campbell / Gothamist:
Lee Zeldin's ad shows a man's final moments.  His family wants it removed. … Go to comments  —  We rely on your support to make local news available to all  —  Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2022.  —  Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
Julio Rosas / Townhall:
Mayra Flores Prevented From Joining the Congressional Hispanic Caucus  —  Townhall has exclusively learned Rep. Mayra Flores (R-TX) was prevented from joining the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), the leading caucus for Latino members of Congress, because she is a Republican and membership is only reserved for Democrats.
U.S. Department of Justice:
Attorney General Garland Announces Revised Justice Department News Media Policy  —  Attorney General Merrick B. Garland today announced significant revisions to the Justice Department's regulations regarding obtaining information from, or records of, members of the news media.
 
 
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John Lavenburg / Crux Now:
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Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Kari Lake gives away the game on ‘restoring confidence’ in voting
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Ex-House GOP leader JC Watts slams RNC for party's downplaying of Jan. 6
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Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Pa. Republicans move to impeach Philadelphia's progressive prosecutor
Zoe Tillman / Bloomberg:
Giuliani's Election ‘Experts’ Get Cold Reception in Washington Ethics Case
Discussion: Law & Crime and Raw Story
Maddie Bender / The Daily Beast:
Conservative Policies Linked to Higher Death Rates for Americans, Study Finds
Discussion: USA Today
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